Are you there Batman? It's me, Margaret.: 2015

Friday, February 13, 2015

Nameless -- Issue #01

This is a comic that I'm nervous to like right off the bat. The artwork, specifically the perspective in the illustrations are amazing, stuff like I've never seen before. Although it was a classic first issue, and you really have no clue how to describe what the story is actually about, the base idea seems really awesome. I read further online about what Grant Morrison's idea was with this, and I stumbled upon something that lead me to find out that this series is supposed to be a very dark, very gruesome thriller/horror story. Not that I got that intense of a vibe from the first issue, but Morrison made a warning about the first issue giving just a slight taste of the storyline and then its going to blast off and just continue to get more and more horrible as the story goes on.

I just .. don't want to have nightmares.

The Dying & The Dead -- Issue #01

In the first issue, even though its double the length of any regular single issue, still, classically don't really know what is going on yet. At the begging of the issue a man and woman are getting married but the day goes to hell when a massacre takes place at the wedding with a twist of who done it. As the reader, we are introduced to lots of secrets that had been kept from characters, coming to light. Additionally, a man is given the opportunity, at great cost to help save his dying wife from cancer. There is a 'death' type character who is relating to the man, seems to be thousands upon thousands of years old, but hasn't aged a day over 40.

The artwork is really beautiful. It's really hard to get into a story or not just from one issue. Especially these types of issues that are meant to be cryptic and suspenseful so that you as the reader is like WHAT JUST HAPPENED - sign me up.

Not yet feeling this way quite yet, but I will read more of this because I can see it could get good.

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Jordan Wellington Lint -- Graphic Novel

MAN, CHRIS WARE. What-is-up.

Chris Ware has a way of making you feel a person's entire life with so few words. I felt this way with "Jimmy Corrigan the Smartest Kid on Earth", but that was a thick read, this one can't be more than 100 pages and yet I still feel emotionally exhausted from that. (In a wonderful way).

In this story, Jordan Wellington Lint follows one man's life from birth to death with all of its twists, turns and predictable melancholy along the way. Nothing crazy really happens, Jordan/Jason goes to college, is in a frat, graduates, gets married, has children, has an affair, leaves his family, starts a new family, goes to work, etc, etc. Pretty similar life to a large percentage of the population. Pretty boring. So why would I read a story about a privileged white male who is probably a huge dick. Because of Chris Ware's approach to illustration and the way he handles narration, or I guess, doesn't.

He's telling you a story, but instead of doing it with dialogue or chronological events, he uses the character's memories and emotions to portray feelings of certain things or feelings about certain things, and while many events aren't spelled out for you visually, you understand the characters mood and truth because you've gotten the story directly from them, not through a narrator. His approach is deeply exhausting, out of context and at times very unclear, but you feel a strong connection with these characters because you're in their head thinking with them.

Breaking down events to their very core, showing us their most simple form, Ware has a ware of speaking in a code of symbols but hitting the readers with some sort of unspeakable truth. It is really remarkable and GOSH DARN IT HE DOES IT SO WELL.

Sleepwalk and Other Stories -- Graphic Novel

Sleepwalk and Other Stories collects the first four issues of Adrian Tomine's comic series Optic Nerve with a total of 16 short stories.

I feel the same way about these as I did the other two collected stories I've read from him. Not much else to say.

Probably a word of warning is don't do what I'm doing and read everything of his all at once or you'll have too many feelings at the same time and then some of the feelings will go away and then you'll just be left feeling sad.

Summer Blonde -- Graphic Novel

Summer Blonde is consisted of 4 short stories written by Adrian Tomine for the Optic Nerve comics. While I still haven't read all of his work yet, I think these stories couldn't fit better together in a collection.

Hawaiian Getaway - A single mid twenties something Asian-American female gets fired from her job, loses her roommate and slowly starts to lose herself in this story. We see how she spends her days, avoiding her nagging mother's phone calls and how she attempts to make connections with others.

Alter Ego - A 26 year old straight-white-male writer starts becoming complacent with his life, his girlfriend and his career, and goes searching for the writer of a piece of fan mail he has received. He ends up meeting the fan's younger sister, a high school girl. The man starts to spend more and more time with this high school girl, creating an alternate life for himself with her. He ends up cheating on his girlfriend with her, she finds out and leaves him.

Summer Blonde - We meet a mid-twenties straight-white-single-male with a classic desk job and learn that he has been stalking a young blonde girl that works at a card shop downtown. We learn about the blonde girl's secret dual romance though the eyes of this main character and that he is creepy and blah blah blah.

Bomb Scare - This was the story that I thought was the most powerful. A young high school boy and his best friend are picked on at school because they are each other's only friend, everyone thinks they are gay. A popular girl at school becomes an outcast because of an experience at a drinking party. The two misfits become friends, la la la.

None of these stories are exciting or dramatic, but captivating because they are all so believable. Each character is so relate-able, because they seem like real people, but because of that I don't find myself LIKING these characters, because Tomine makes them both charming and disgusting at the same time. You see reflections of yourself, or your ex or your neighbor or an uncomfortable stranger, and you know these people so well, that you can't possibly like them, but you also don't dislike them because you understand that they are flawed. It's wild how well this all happens in these short stories. I think another reason why they work so well is that there really isn't any development in the characters. It's as if we're just opening up a window and peeking in on them, starting right there and we learn about who they are from that small moment. He doesn't give us any more to go off than we would have if we really were eavesdropping in on their life. And sometimes the stories are over before we come to any sort of conclusion or balanced ending. Which is frustrating sometimes and disappointing, realistic and natural.

32 Stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics

I am currently on a quest to read every single thing that we have in the shop by Adrian Tomine. Had a bit of a Rhye/Beach House moment, where I identified Adrian as a woman and then was shocked to find out that the writer behind the stories (or the singer behind the songs) was actually male! Additionally though, I also really like the writing style, the gentle storytelling, the quiet illustrations so much that I want to read through everything we have because A. its really good B. the internet says that there is an overlap between the single issue comics Optic Nerve, and his short stories. Somostly if someone has already read Summer Blonde, or maybe some single issues of Optic Nerve, but they want more, which book do I suggest them because is everything actually connected or what.

Looking it up online...

(Taken from Wiki) Optic Nerve is the ongoing series of comics by Tomine that were originally self-published and are currently published by Drawn and Quarterly. Originally, the self-published comics were in "mini-comic" format, consisting of seven issues (most of them later republished in 32 Stories). After Drawn and Quarterly became the publisher, the comics were published at standard size, and the issue numbering was restarted, making the first Drawn & Quarterly published issue to be numbered #1. These comics range from a few pages per story to the 32-page standard in later issues. Issues 1-4 included several stories each and were collected in Sleepwalk and Other Stories, and issues 5-8 included one story each and were collected in Summer Blonde. Issues 9-11 were compiled into a graphic novel titled Shortcomings, released in September 2007

I have read a few single issues of Optic Nerve that we have in the shop, which would be the reissued numbered comics, but when reading through this collection, 32 stories: The Complete Optic Nerve Mini-Comics, didn't come across any duplicates that I'd already read before. SO THE QUEST CONTINUES.

These stories were all really awesome, and the drawing style is a lot more loose than the later stuff that I've read. Some of the stories are super short, but even though some are only a page long, just a few single panels, it still is a really fun way of getting to know certain characters. Its hard to believe that Adrian drew some of these while in high school, and never showed anyone. High school. Crazy to think about. Really beautiful work.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Heads or Tails -- Graphic Novel

Heads or Tails is a collection of short stories by Lilli Carré. A super great collection of thoughtful and contemplative narration about every day life. There are little quirky dream-like notions in some of the stories that make them seem like bedtime stories, she's got a great way of making plain stories about mundane life a little more fantastic by gently exaggerating the relationship between the characters inner dialogue and their perception of reality.

There was one story in particular that I've added a few pages from, called "Rainbow Moment", a beautifully written short about 6 different stories woven together. A man is sitting at the bar with his friend, telling a story of how his wife was having a rough day, the colors shift and you're in that story, then during that story the wife explains while she is having an off day, so her story begins and the colors shift a third time. Throughout "Rainbow Moment", this happens a total of 5 times, so there are 6 different characters you're introducted to, with 6 different colors attached to them, each having a bit of a Rainbow Moment themselves.

This particular story, as well as Lilli Carré's others and illustration style in general, make me feel really nostalgic, and I found myself appreciating this story so much. I guess I didn't realize it but I was having a "Rainbow Moment" too.

She was sitting there with an odd expression on her face, like she wanted to laugh and cry at the same time.
- My parents used to call that a "rainbow moment". Like you're feeling both rain and sunshine at the same time and are caught somewhere between the two.

Today is the Last Day of the Rest of Your Life -- Graphic Novel

Recently translated into English, this graphic novel tells the story of a young Ulli Lust; a 17 year old who is looking for adventure. Ulli and a new friend decide to travel together to Spain for the winter to experience a new city, see the sea and meet interesting people along the way.

I found myself feeling really sorry for Ulli, and getting really angry for her, because of how much trouble she was finding in her travels, all from men. It is frustrating for a woman who wants to see life, and experience something for themselves alone, but isn't able to do so in peace because of their gender. Ulli is constantly getting confronted by strange men in these different cities, claiming to be courteous and generous, giving her money for her travels, letting her rest in their spare rooms, but then expecting sex because of their "kindness" towards her. "I was nice to you, couldn't you be a little nice to me", says one of the creatures that she is pressured to pleasure in a back alley after she has been gifted a meal.

It is wild to me that someone as young as 17 was able to think with such clarity as to the treatment that was happening towards her. There were a lot of times where you could understand that she really was still just a young girl who was tired from her travels and after an incident was beating herself up for not seeing it beforehand, but through the story, you can see her really struggling with this reality that she has found herself in.

After reading this story I am touched by Ulli's courage and inspired by her sense of adventure and, like many days, disgusted with men and the leniency of sexism in this world !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Still a very good read and also super important.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Promethea -- Volume 1

This story follows a college aged girl, Sophie Bangs who is writing a paper about Promethea, a character who has shown up in various stories throughout history without the multiple authors being aware of the similarities between the characters they created on their own.

Sophie is intrigued by these connections and thinks that there has to be more than just coincidence with the reoccurence of Promethea, and gets in way over her head when she starts to get wrapped up in the story.

The story itself is set in 'futuristic' 1999 New York City, which is cool. Everything is very punk rock and neon. Even though it was actually written from 1999 to 2005, it reads as slightly outdated. It feels like it was written further back than that, thinking about how crazy and futuristic the early 2000s would be.

I think the idea behind this story is interesting, Sophie Bangs and Promethea are two really strong, well written characters, but there is something that makes me feel like I can't get into it as much as I could. I think it is probably the artwork. There is a lot of fantasy going on in this story, but there are a lot of scenes where fantasy and reality are meeting together and getting blurry. There isn't really a blur though, it seems too rigid and structured, visually speaking. I'm looking for more Dali and less Winsor McCay. Need more chaos to get down with this story that is entirely based around imagination and the limits of your own mind.

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Rasputin -- Issue #01

THIS COMIC IS SO BEAUTIFUL.
CAN'T SAY MUCH BECAUSE NOTHINGS REALLY HAPPENED IN THE FIRST TWO ISSUES THAT I'VE READ SO FAR, BUT THE ARTWORK AND COLORING IS ONE OF THE BEST I'VE SEEN THUS FAR.

The Shadow Hero - Graphic Novel

"The Shadow Hero", written by Gene Luen Yang ("American Born Chinese") is a story about living in Chinatown in the 1930s, and with the persistence and insistence of one mother wanting more for her son, a young boy becomes the first Asian American superhero. Calling himself, the Green Turtle, Hank tells the story of how his life as a superhero first began.

The story is exciting, the artwork is beautiful and Gene Luen Yang's humor charm shows each character, especially Hank's strict but loving mother. The mystery and folklore weaved throughout the origin story of The Shadow Hero was captivating and the account of Chu Hing's Green Turtle in the back of the volume was really appreciated. I love learning more about the history of comics, especially when it, although rarely, involves a character, writer or artist that is not a straight-white-male.

Really great story that speaks larger than just what or who a super hero can be.

Thursday, January 22, 2015

Hark! A Vagrant

Really brief and quick panels done by Kate Beaton. Hark! A Vagrant is a really nice union of humor and history. Been avoiding this book for some time for no real reason, but read it and thought it was pretty funny yeah. I didn't get most of the jokes, because they are historical jokes, and I never paid attention in school but even still, they were funny. I laughed, aloud, at work. The kind where you through your head back and just laugh like two quick bursts. I did this a number of times. It really was funny. My favorites were either the ones about the mystery solving teens or the ones about biblical figures, like Moses getting too chill by wearing socks and sandals.

Friday, January 16, 2015

Henshin - Graphic Novel

Ken Niimura !!!!!!!!!!! Oh boy. I was first introduced to Ken Niimura when I saw the variant cover for Feathers #1 recently and then realized that he also does I Kill Giants which I put away new inventory of every week but still haven't read. I absolutely LOVE his illustrations, the use of line is so awesome. Loose sketches that have a lot of energy and emotion behind them.

On the back of the book it reads " 'Henshin' means transformation in Japanese, and in all 13 stories, choices and events-whether momentous or seemingly small-change the lives of people finding their way in Japan". I like the concept of this book as well, 13 short stories all revolving around the same theme of change. Some are super short and brief, others are a little longer that weave throughout the book, continuing every few stories where they left off.

There are moments when you turn the page and the next panel takes up an entire page, super dramatic and gives you a moment to really be there with the character in whatever is going on. It's beautiful and I loved reading it. I can't wait to read this again, and again.

Sam Zabel and the Magic Pen -- Graphic Novel

Sam Zabel is a cartoonist that hasn't written anything in years and suffering from a serious writers block. Sam accidentally finds this magic comic book that takes him into the fantasy world living in the pages of his comic. He reflects on his imagination, his creativity and learns about letting go and creating than holding onto the past and getting stuck worrying if his new work will be good enough.

I think there is an underlying message here that is creative and honest, but for me the story kind of flopped. Instead of finding this work inspiring and motivating, as I would assume is its intention, I kind of had second hand embarrassment as far as the writing went.

The illustrations were good, it reminded me of an adult version of Herge's work (illustrator for Tin-Tin), but the plot and settings that this character was in and a stereotypical nerd feminist telling Sam about 'how women think' was really kitchy and stupid. The story just felt like a pervy Harold and the Purple Crayon to me.

I then read that Dylan Horrocks hadn't put out a book since 1994, and felt like this story was more of a fantasy memoir for Horrocks, which made it seem even less fun for me as a reader. Not very down.

Black Hole -- Graphic Novel

Such an awesome story. The story is set in 1970s Seattle where high schoolers are getting what they call, "the bug", which are genetic mutations caused by a sexually transmitted disease.

The story follows a few specific characters and how it changes their lives. Lots of suspense, reads kind of like a thriller, because there is an underlying mystery throughout the story that doesn't get solved until the very end.

The illustration is very rad, just black and white with lots of high contrast. The illustration and the story seem familiar but looking at Charles Burns' other works, I haven't ready anything else of it.

Grotesque drawings of the mutations, but really sick illustrations and imaginative and pretty crazy idea of what would happen if STDs got out of hand and turned into mutations. There are a few dream scenes that are really well done that I appreciated.

Manhattan Projects -- Volume 1

Eh, wasn't down.

Amulet Book 1 -- Graphic Novel

After the tragic death of their father in the beginning of the story, brother and sister Navin and Emily move to the country with their mom. The house they now live in has been abandoned for years, along with the mystery of the sudden disappearance of its previous owner, Emily's great-grandfather.

Through a series of magical events, Emily, Navin and their mother find themselves in a fantasy world with adventure, mystery and danger. A necklace that Emily found in her great-grandfathers house gives her special powers and she must use these new powers to save her family from danger AND MORE.

This book is super crazy popular and I can definitely see why. I think there are 6 total books right now - gotta read em all. ALL AGES! Very cool!

Thursday, January 15, 2015

Sorry

Attention no one that reads this blog.

Been working 50 hours a week and reading like a crazy person and just CANT BE BOTHERED to write reviews for everything I've read, except that today I caught up. Reviews of everything I could remember that I've read since the last post and holy s I feel like I'm in school again.

Asterios Polyp -- Graphic Novel

This is not a light read. Just putting that out there.

This is such a great story and the artwork is so linear and descriptive and wonderful, but the themes are very dense and this graphic novel reads more like a thick work of fiction. I like graphic novels like this, and Fun Home because show that graphic novels don't have to be light and fun and reading for pleasure. They can be very powerful, very full of information and story and thick narratives with really intense characters.

Sometimes people say they don't read graphic novels or comics because there isn't any meat to them, its just light reading with no imagination. For those types of people that are more into literary works I would say something like this is what they should be reading.

It follows a professor named Asterios Polyp, through a non-linear narrative about his life. Scenes from his youth, his early teaching years, his first marriage, mid-life crisis. Sometimes narrated by Asterios himself, but sometimes by his unborn twin. This book has many themes of duality, which I see most reflected in his marriage. There are times when he and his partner are talking and when they get in an argument, Mazzucchelli draws them as their alter egos, as if they become someone else when they are upset, and the use of line for each character shows that they are not on the same page while currently communicating. I think it is really beautiful and interesting way of showing miscommunication through illustration.

Amazing Spiderman -- Volume 1

Spiderman is BAAAACK. Didn't know he left, but apparently (says my coworker prior to me reading this), Doctor Octopus switched his brain with Peter Parker's brain because he believed he could be a better Spiderman than Peter.

This volume starts off with the switch back, so Peter is back in his own head and realizes everything the Doc has done as Peter, which is actually a lot. He got a ton of degrees and started his own factory making science experiments with a ton of people and they are working closely with Spiderman, making uniforms and equipment for him. Peter also has a girlfriend now that he has to break up with because it is his coworker and he realizes that Maria really was interested in Doctor Octopus.

The city didn't like the Doctor's take on Spiderman's 'friendly neighborhood attitude', so Peter must now win back the approval of the city and repatch his friendship with Black Cat.

We are also introduced to Silk, a girl who got bit by the same spider as PETER DID 10 YEARS AGO, EXCEPT SHE WAS KEPT IN A ROOM THIS WHOLE TIME AND NOW THANKS TO PETER SHE IS FREEEEEEE.

Alex + Ada - Volume 1

I have fully learned my lesson on judging a book by its cover this time. I have thought FOR SURE that I was never going to read this book and it would suck and I would hate it, and I regret to inform my past self that I was completely wrong and that I am so down with this story.

I recently watched Black Mirror in its entirety, in one afternoon when I had the flu a few weeks ago and was then recommended to read this book by a coworker on my first day back to work. To me, Black Mirror watches like Twilight Zone, where each episode follows a completely different story, but overall there are general themes that are cohesive throughout.

Alex + Ada seems like it could be a spin-off comic version of an episode of Black Mirror, much more thorough and descriptive, which I really like. What I didn't like about episodes of Black Mirror, the length of detail and abrupt endings, Alex + Ada fill that void for me, because while the story is similar to the theme of Black Mirror, it also is much more filling and grows more organically for the reader. I just heard though that it is getting cut after 12 issues, which SUCKS because after the first 6, I am really into it. I can't wait to get caught up on this.

She-Hulk - Volume 1

This volume of She-Hulk assumes that you know the back story of Jennifer Walters, so I talked with my coworker prior to reading this and found out that she is the cousin of Bruce Banner, who gave her a blood transfusion when she was injured really bad and that caused her to have a milder version of what Bruce has, causing her to be SHE HULK. It seems based on the art in this story, that she is green 100% of the time and can use her strength and healing powers whenever she wants, so its pretty much like she is a bad ass woman who if she wants to show her strength, like for example, splitting a table in half with just one finger, she can. But she can control her powers, so she is able to be a lawyer to regular joes and also superheros as well!

The storyline for this volume is cool - She finds an old case file hidden in the back of her folders, realizes that she and a bunch of other superheros and villians are all being sued for something, and doesn't remember what the case is about. When she goes to talk to these people about the case, finds that there has been some sort of sorcery attached to it. The case is a trigger word and causes anyone that talks about the case that is involved to lose their minds and try and kill whoever is talking to them about it!! Crazy. And cool. She-Hulk is really awesome, independent, strong and speaks up for herself and those that need her (intelligence OR powers!)

Hawkeye - Volume 1

'My Life as a Weapon' intruduces us to, Clint Barton aka Hawkeye, a self made Avenger, doesn't really have 'superpowers' per-say but is incredible at using the bow and arrow, (kind of like Oliver Queen in Arrow, but Clint Barton is cooler in my opinion). The young Kate Bishop is his partner in crime. Even though she is a lot younger than him, she isn't really his sidekick or his protege, because she is already crazy good at bow and arrow and fighting and defending herself, but she also is usually the one helping Clint get out of any trouble that he has shimmied his way into. The two work together to steal from the rich and help those in need. A modern day Robin Hood and Little John duo. They are really cool together, and Matt Fractions writing makes this story really humorous and fun to read. Not as serious or dark as you would expect, but still really gripping and intense.

Prophet - Volume 1

I did it. I read it. I didn't not like it, but I also just didn't get the story enough to care, truthfully. I can now say that I have read it, and for those that like Farel Dalrymple's art, I can understand why you would want to read this because it is visually beautiful. The writing is just too fucking cryptic for me to get into.

Not much to say about this because I didn't retain a lot of information from this story.

In Real Life -- Graphic Novel

At the beginning of In Real Life, we are first introduced to a character named Anda, a charming young middle school girl who starts playing a massive multiplayer video game called Coarsegold Online. Anda quickly learns a lot more about real life through the game than she expected.

Written by activist Cory Doctorow, there are not-so underlying themes of economics and poverty in the book, which is really awesome, but unfortunately the story wraps up so quickly in the last quarter of the book that it seemed really rushed! I found myself wishing for an extension so that the story would have progressed more organically.

That being said, I did really enjoy this. The coloring is absolutely beautiful and I found the characters to be extremely endearing. Plus, what could be more sweet than rosy knees! Super glad I read this book. Great for all ages!

Little Nemo Return to Slumberland - Issue #01

Directly inspired by Winsor McCay's original comic strip from 1905 (seen in the first picture, full list of original comic strips here ), Little Nemo is a story of a boy who is chosen by the princess of Slumberland to be her playmate, but each night when an attempt is made to bring Nemo to the fantasy world, he is woken abruptly and unable to make it to the dreamland!

This story is so beautiful and Gabriel Rodriguez does a really spectacular job at re imagining the original artwork of McCay, while still being true to the original line quality and detail that make these illustrations so remarkable.

This is my favorite story line that I have read thus far. And while I do appreciate the new writing and art, I think the original is more fitting for the storyline. I'm glad I read the first issue though, and thankful that it lead me to Winsor McCay!

Feathers - Issue #01

Had to make this huge because !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It follows a boy named Poe, covered in feathers, fathered by a man named Gabriel who found Poe in the streets abandoned as a baby. Poe lives in the slums of the city, known as the Maze. Poe meets a new friend named Bianca, an upper class, very privileged but adventurous young girl who has run away from her father while visiting the Maze for their first time.

Together the two are now on a journey of a lifetime, running from danger and experiencing a world that is brand new to both of them.

It is super SUPER SUPER SUPER, and the artwork is absolutely beautiful. Awesome article with writer, Jorge Corona and a sneak peak of the first issue!

(This is the variant cover by Ken Niimura, which I think I have to buy because !!!)

Lady Killer - Issue #01

This story is so awesome. A twisted Leave it to Beaver/Mad Men era comic about a killer-for-hire housewife. The lead character, Josie is an immediately likeable antihero who I can't WAIT to read more about.

The first issue has two main scenes - one where she brutally murders this old lady in her home after convincing this woman she is selling Avon products, and then immediately after that Josie is cooking dinner for her Ken doll husband and two blond hair blue eyed twin daughters in her kitchen.

Her family seems to have zero clue that she is a deadly assassin, but her German mother in law is suspicious of Josie. She might just not like her because she is married to her son, but I feel like she doesn't trust Josie which could get them into some trouble.

This story is righteous. Unfortunately right now its set as a 5 run mini-series.

Ant Man - Issue #01

I read this because I had to, but I was pleasantly surprised at this story line. I didn't know anything about Ant-Man before I read this, so it was a good starting off point for me, considering some first issues assume that you'll know some background for characters.

The writing is clever, making Scott Lang a realistic dude who knows his superpower is crazy stupid but is still a likeable guy who really just mainly loves his daughter and does things so that he can provide a good life for her.

The story is so cliche and cheesy that pretty much made a full 360 for me and I actually found Scott Lang's character very endearing at the end of the issue. He really does just want to give his daughter a good life, and will do a lot for her. Like come on, who doesn't want to read a story about a good father.

They're making Ant-Man into a movie which looks ????? If I had been drinking and someone said I needed to create a cast for this movie, I would say Paul Rudd would make a good Scott Lang and also lets put Evangeline Lilly in because why not. But then those are the ACTUAL people in the movie, so I can only assume the person that wrote this script was drunk, and then their wish came true. Which is pretty awesome.

The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl - Issue #01

I love squirrel girl.

This character is so incredibly awesome and the writing of this series is 100% very cool. The original writer of the Adventure Time comic book left that comic to start writing for Squirrel Girl, so if you like Adventure Time, then chance are very high that you'll dig this series too. If you don't like Adventure Time then I don't really know whats up but maybe you'll like this anyway.

The first issue follows Squirrel Girl who is going undercover as herself to start her first week of college at Empire State University. She gets in a battle with Kraven the Hunter and outsmarts him, thus still remaining 'unbeatable'.

I knew it was going to be worth it, but man I REALLY ENJOYED THIS SO MUCH. Its light and fun and witty and really charming.

Additionally I should mention that there is one page in the issue where Squirrel Girl goes into a dream scene and the drawings look JUST LIKE the intro to the original Yours Mine and Ours, which happens to be my favorite movie. Super 60s, its really beautiful!